Current Affairs - Archery

The 2022 Archery World Cup (Stage-2) was held from 16–22 May, 2022 in Gwangju (South Korea).

• India came second in the medals table with 7 medals (3-Gold, 1-Silver and 3-Bronze) after the Stage -2 events (it includes medals of stage-1 also). India won 2 Gold in the Stage -1 held at Antalya (Turkey).

The 22nd Asian Archery Championships was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 14-19 November, 2021.

With seven medals, India took second place in the tournament. With 15 medals, South Korea topped the medal table. Host Bangladesh came at third place with 3 medals.

India won three silver medals at the 2021 World Archery Championships, held in Yankton, United States.

Event Category & Winner (Silver)

• Women’s Compound (Individual): Jyothi Surekha Vennam
• Women’s Compound (Team): Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Muskar Kirar and Priya Gurjar
• Compound Mixed (Team): Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam